Starý Smokovec (; ; ; ) is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras. Starý Smokovec is a popular resort for skiing and hiking. It also forms the junction of the Tatra Electric Railway train line, connecting

Poprad Poprad (; ; ) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatras, High Tatra Mountains, famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. The largest town of the Spiš region and the largest of all towns in the vic ...

, Tatranská Lomnica and

Štrbské Pleso Štrbské pleso (, , , or ) is a picturesque tarn (lake), mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Veľké Hi ...

. Amongst the more important buildings in the district are the

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and the Grand Hotel (established in 1904). It is connected by the Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular to the small ski resort of Hrebienok at 1285 m.

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Image:Stary Smokovec mountains.jpg, A view of the Tatra mountains from the northwest of the town. The large peak to the right is Slavkovský štít File:Compton, 1890, Altschmecks in der Hohen Tatra.jpg, A watercolor painting of the town in 1890. Image:Starý Smokovec church.jpg, A church in Starý Smokovec Image:Starý_Smokovec_(2).jpg, View over the town from an old book (year unknown)

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